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Waste Management Settles 2012 Heat-Fatality Case with OSHA for $5,000
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
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ABC and Safety Coalition Concerned with OSHA's Proposed Crystalline Silica Rule
Associated Builders and Contractors Inc. (ABC)
Construction Industry Safety Coalition urges OSHA to develop technologically feasible alternatives for compliance with silica rule
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Caterpillar Collaborates with Construction Industry Leaders to Customize Safety Resource
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Speak Up!/Listen Up! for Construction is a new safety training tool customized for the construction industry
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NAHB: Proposed OSHA Silica Rule Raises Concerns for Construction Industry
National Association of Home Builders
Coalition of construction industry groups thinks proposed rule seems to call for one-size-fits-all measures that contradict existing safety and quality assurance practices for different types of contractors
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MySafetySign Launches #HazardSpotting Campaign
Sign company encourages workers to report dangerous construction conditions
Hazard Spotting
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NES' Teresa Kee Named Chairperson for IPAF North American Regional Council
International Powered Access Federation (IPAF)
Teresa Kee, director, environmental, health and safety at NES Rentals, was elected chairperson of the IPAF North American Regional Council at the council’s meeting on August 20, 2013.
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National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries in 2012 (preliminary results)
U.S. Department of Labor
Press-release PDF (14 pages) from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics on findings of its 2012 Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries
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Construction Rises to the Top Spot in Labor Statistics' Deadliest Industries List
Fatal work injuries in private construction rose 5% in 2012 after five years of declining fatalities; fatal-work-injury count down 6.6% for all U.S. industries
'Government' includes fatal injuries to workers employed by governmental organizations regardless of industry. Fatal injury rates exclude workers under the age of 16 years, volunteers, and resident military. The number of fatal work injuries represents totals before exclusions. For more info on fatal work injury rate methodology, see http://www.bls.gov/iif/oshnotice10.htm.
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How to Make a Safer Work Zone
Steps to make your mobile jobsite safety focused
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TCA Announces Call for Entries for 2013 Safety Awards
Tilt-Up Concrete Association
Deadline for entry is September 11, 2013
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Asphalt Industry Positioned to Meet OSHA’s Proposed Silica Standard Rule
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
NIOSH is expected to release in the coming months a best practices document for roadway milling based on the work of the Silica/Milling Machine Partnership.
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OSHA Announces Proposed Rule to Protect Workers Exposed to Crystalline Silica
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
The proposed rulemaking includes two separate standards - one for general industry and maritime employment and one for construction
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